John D. Bartleson Jr. wrote:
> Pete, since you can probably help me out with some suggestions.
> Would you kindly look at the below shell and tell me if I have it accurately depicted.
I'm still on pain-meds for the two stones which are still stuck in my right kidney. But I'll do the best I can to answer your request. Please note, the following comments are intended as FRIENDLY suggestions, not as nit-picking.
1- The actual fuze head's top is flat, but your diagram shows a dome-shaped head.
2- Your diagram shows the fuze's color as yellow brass. The actual fuze is made of copper, so it should not be a yellow color in the diagram.
3- In your diagram, you show the fuze head's color as yellow brass, and the fuze's threaded section as a brown-ish color. All parts of this fuze should be the same color (copper-colored).
4- In actuality, the threading on the "main" part of a Bormann fuzehole AND its underplug hole are the same... specifically, 12 threads-per-inch. But your diagram has very "fine" threading on the fuze, looking like 24 threads-per-inch. The fuze's threading should be the same as the iron threads (12-per-inch).
5- Two of the three versions of this fuze have a non-threaded "tail" section below the threaded section. Your diagram shows the tail-less (Selma-made) version ...which is by FAR the rarest of the three versions. For visual clarity, I'd suggest putting a "smooth-tailed" version in the diagram ...but of course, you can show whichever version you wish in your diagram.
6- In your diagram, the leather gasket is the same width as the threaded section of the fuzehole. That depiction leaves the entire gasket-rebate "empty." The Confederate "extra-wide" leather gasket would entirely fill (or very nearly fill) the gasket-rebate.
Regards,
Pete